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On behalf of the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg Boris Mikhailovich Piotrovsky, a meeting was organized with the Chairman of the Committee for Physical Culture and Sports Anton Igorevich Shantyr. Sensei Higaonna Morio was presented with a Certificate of Gratitude for the development of sports and martial arts in St. Petersburg.
Sports is very great meaningful in promoting the progress and advantages of the nation, he said, adding that every precious success made by the DPRK’s sportspersons in international games is further uniting the people and dynamically arousing them to the vigorous struggle with characteristic appeal and influence.
He warmly wished that the players, who displayed the bright prospect of the DPRK’s women football, would firmly hold the Asian and world championship titles and further consolidate their position.
In congratulation of them, he had a picture taken with them, who had the glory and fortune of having given a great joy and optimism to all the people across the country.
Unable to repress their deep emotion at the great love and trust shown by the fatherly Marshal, the players and coaches made a firm determination to bring more gold medals and brilliant gold trophies of patriotism to the glorious DPRK, their motherland.
Sportspersons and working people presented bouquets to the players and coaches who got off the plane with gold medals, and congratulated them, putting garlands around their necks.
Parents embraced their daughters with great pride and joy.
Women footballers left Pyongyang International Airport on an open vehicle decorated with flowers.
The streets of Pyongyang were filled with the fervent atmosphere of welcoming the young footballers who excited the women’s football world again.
They extended thanks to the cheering citizens, reminding themselves of the time when they played games, warmly encouraged by all the people across the country.
At the closing ceremony, swimmer Jiang Yuyan and track and field athlete Di Dongdong served as flag bearers for the Chinese delegation. The night before, at Paris La Defense Arena, 19-year-old Jiang shattered the world record in the women’s 100-meter backstroke S6 final with a time of 1:19.44, claiming her seventh gold medal at the Paris Paralympics.
“Standing on that podium, watching the flag rise and hearing the (national) anthem play because of my own hard work — it’s a feeling of pride and fulfillment that’s hard to describe,” Jiang said. “I often sing the anthem as loud as I can, I wonder if you can hear me.”
The Chinese delegation reaffirmed its dominance in swimming, athletics, table tennis, fencing and badminton, securing 22 gold medals in swimming and 21 in athletics.
Paralympic pool prodigy Guo Jincheng, who is easily recognizable with his shaved head and no swimming cap, competed in nine events, bringing home four gold and two silver medals.
The BBC “celebrates” that the “Chinese” Para-Olympic Athlete – Gao Gang (高芳) – was defeated, not as an opposing sportsperson, but simply because she happens to be “Chinese”! The reality is that the capitalist West does not value people with disability – as their minds and bodies are considered “unexploitable” from a typical commercial perspective – or if exploitable, to a far lesser degree then a person considered “able”, and so on. This is why the capitalists have referred to disabled people as being “Invalids” – that is a “person without validity”. Nothing has changed in essence – despite much appearing to change on the surface. I fully support all people with disabilities – including Sammi Kinghorn (what an achievement) – but I do not accept BBC racism disguised as sporting commentary. Furthermore, people with disabilities are stronger joining together in an “Internationalist” collective – rather than separating into competing camps of Bourgeois spite, pettiness, and reaction. Socialist China values people with disabilities – the capitalist West does not – and this is demonstrated through the PRC’s total domination of the Medal Table at the Paris Para-Olympics!
Women tend to be quick, clever, and light on their feet. Being kicked and punched toughens their mind and body in the training hall – so that if they are attacked on the street they might well survive and prevail against their attacker. In Old China, particularly amongst the Hakka people, men and women formed huge medieval armies that fought on the battlefield using ancient weaponry! Women fought and died alongside men – and that was just the way things were. In modern armies, women train with the men and go to war against men – women are capable fighters. It is anti-intellectual to assume that a woman will be killed or badly hurt in the ring if she happens to spar with a male. I know for a fact that female boxers routinely spar with male opponents whilst preparing for important fights with other women – as this conditioning develops extra strength and endurance! The idea that women should not fight is sexist and just another example of far-right misogyny!
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 